This trove is the 2011 Bead & Button Show at the Frontier Airlines Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Ave. Billed as "the largest jewelry and bead show in the world," this sparkle-lovers dream features hundreds of vendors ready to dazzle thousands of visitors.

Many of the events are open to registrants only, but the doors get flung wide for public shopping hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.